Area of Specialization : Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, plant molecular biology, Bioinformatics, Genome sequencing, assembly and annotation

Achievement : Help the Biotech community in their endeavor to maintain and update their webssites such as www.gnobb.org, www.promotebiotechbd.net.

Future Plan : Continuing research on life science

Research Interest : Molecular biiology, Bioinformatics, System Biology, Epigenetics

Latest Publications :

     S.M. Touhidul Islam, Rumana S. Tammi, Richard Malo1, Mahzabin Amin, M. Sazzadur Rahman, Sabrina M. Elias, Zeba I. Seraj . Constitutive expression of OsNHX1 under the promoter Actin1D can improve the salt tolerance and yield characteristics of Bangladeshi rice Binnatoa. Australian Journal of Crop Science, November 2009, 329-335.

     Sabrina M. Elias, Mahbub hasan, Zeba I.Seraj Microsatellite Marker and Sequence Variability for determination of Genetic Diversity and polymorphism in the Red Rice Populations of Bangladesh. (manuscript in progress)

     Sabrina M. Elias, Laisa ,A. Lisa, Sazzadur Rahman Mahbub hasan, Zeba I Seraj Rice (Oryza sativa L.) landraces of Bangladesh as potential donors for salt tolerance traits and their gene expression analysis. (manuscript in progress)

     Richard Malo, Sabrina M. Elias, Farhana Naznin , U. S. Mahzabin Amin, Touhid Omar, Saima Shahid, Noorain M. Rasul, Zeba I. Seraj Vacuolar Na+/H+ antiporter overexpression and regulation for salt tolerance in rice. (manuscript in progress)